Preliminaries: Ackerman/Baer/Gottesman - July
20
While many kids are either getting ready to head
back to the classroom or off enjoying their summer vacation, fifteen of the best
in the nation are off to sunny California for one reason... to be the last
person standing in the second Teen Tournament this season.
Another standard two-week affair awaits as the
first runner-up receives $25,000 at least, while the second runner-up wins at
least $15,000.
Semifinalists are guaranteed at least $5000,
while quarterfinalists are guaranteed $2500 for participation. As always, any
and all winning accrued depends on how far up the ladder a player goes.
So far, we have six players and two bubble
players. In the final prelims...
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Lisa Ackerman
Livermore, CA
Senior |
Jeffrey Baer
Thornhill, ON
Grade 12 |
Rachel Gottesman
Cortlandt Manor, NY
Junior |
Jeopardy! categories:
THE WORLD ALMANAC 2007 |
SPORTS TERMS |
COLORS |
STATE CAPITALS |
IN THE BOOKSTORE |
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES |
Daily Double: $1000 State Capitals. Lisa leads
with $4000, but Jeffrey can either catch up with $2200 or fall behind Rachel's
$1800. Jeffrey bets everything on this: a statue of Ethan Allen stands within
the portico of the State Capitol Building in this city. "What is Montpelier?"
Correct for $4400!
At the end of the Jeopardy! round...
$7,200 |
$3,200 |
$4,200 |
Lisa |
Jeffrey |
Rachel |
Double Jeopardy! categories:
SCIENCE |
ANNUAL EVENTS |
WAY BACK IN THE 1990s |
FAMOUS CANADIANS |
NOW WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS! |
CROSSWORD CLUES "D" |
Daily Double #1: $1600 Science. Rachel can lead
with $6200 against Lisa's $9200. Jeffrey has $4000. Rachel fronts $2021 on this:
we went underground to learn this unit is equal to about 6.022 x 1023
molecules of a given substance. "What is a mole?" Correct for $8221!
Daily Double #2: $1600 Way Back in the 1990s.
Lisa leads with $14,400 to Rachel's $10,621 and Jeffrey's $8000. Lisa bets $2000
on this: on Jan. 1, 1993 2 new European nations were formed from the split of
this suddenly ex-country. "What is Czechoslovakia?" Correct for $16,400!
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round...
$18,000 |
$13,600 |
$10,621 |
Lisa |
Jeffrey |
Rachel |
Final Jeopardy category: 17th CENTURY PEOPLE
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REV. JOHN ROBINSON, MINISTER TO
THESE PEOPLE, WROTE THEM A LETTER SAYING HOW UPSET HE WAS NOT TO BE GOING
WITH THEM |
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Correct response: who were the Pilgrims?
Rachel's response: who are the Pilgrims? RIGHT. Wager: $7100. Total: $17,721.
Jeffrey's response: who are the Pilgrims? RIGHT. Wager: $13,600.
Total: $27,200.
Lisa's response: who were the Pilgrims? RIGHT. Wager: $500. Total:
$18,500
SEMI-FINALIST:
Jeffrey Baer
Mr. A says: This one could've gone either way, but
in the end, 'twas math that knocked out Lisa... so
you would think. But check out the lineup for next
week, and you'll see that Lisa AND Rachel will
return for one more go to give us yet another good
match... and obviously neither can hide their
excitement.
Your line up for next
week is...
Wild Card |
Game 5 Champion |
Wild Card |
Game 3 Champion |
Wild Card |
Game 1 Champion |
Game 4 Champion |
Wild Card |
Game 2 Champion |
Five guys, four girls. This time next week, one
of them will be $75,000 richer. But they'll have to knock out the other eight to
get there. Next time... It's win... or go home. |